Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Dhami Criticizes Rahul Gandhi Over Indore Event Remarks
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami criticized Rahul Gandhi after an event in Indore.
A comedian at the event allegedly made fun of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Dhami said Gandhi’s behavior was not appropriate for a political leader.
Gandhi had also made claims about National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the handling of people’s phone and digital communications.
Dhami defended Doval and said the comments were hurtful.
Dhami also discussed protests over changes to voter lists.
He said the changes remove false or outdated voter entries.
Opposition parties are demanding the election chief resign over alleged problems with the process.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami called Rahul Gandhi’s conduct at an Indore event undignified and said he had turned into a comedian.
A political row followed a comedian’s alleged imitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the event, where Gandhi was also present.
Dhami defended National Security Advisor Ajit Doval after Gandhi alleged Doval shared intercepted communications with Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
Dhami invoked past criticism of late General Bipin Rawat by a Congress leader, who later apologized for his 2017 remark.
On protests over electoral-roll revisions, Dhami said the process was removing fake, duplicate, deceased, and relocated voters; opposition parties have demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- Who
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami criticized Rahul Gandhi and defended National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
- What
- Dhami commented on Gandhi’s Indore event remarks and defended electoral-roll revisions.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- The remarks were made in Dehradun; the political event under discussion took place in Indore.
- Why
- Dhami said Gandhi’s conduct and remarks about Doval were objectionable, and argued that voter-list revisions remove false or outdated entries.
Criticism and allegations
Dhami’s response
Indore event and conduct
Criticism and allegations
The article reports a political row after a comedian allegedly mimicked Narendra Modi at an event attended by Rahul Gandhi; it gives no direct response from Gandhi to Dhami’s criticism.
Dhami’s response
Dhami said Gandhi’s conduct was undignified and described him as having turned into a comedian.
Ajit Doval’s role
Criticism and allegations
Gandhi alleged that Doval controls citizens’ digital and phone communications and shares tapped information with the Prime Minister and Home Minister.
Dhami’s response
Dhami called the language about Doval appalling and praised Doval’s service to India’s security.
Electoral-roll revision
Criticism and allegations
Opposition parties are protesting and demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the revision.
Dhami’s response
Dhami said the revision is removing fake and outdated entries and argued that such voters should not remain on the rolls.
- Speaker
- Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
- Event
- ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event in Indore
- Comedian controversy
- A comedian allegedly mimicked Prime Minister Narendra Modi while sharing the stage with Rahul Gandhi.
- Doval allegation
- Gandhi claimed Ajit Doval controls citizens’ digital and phone communications and passes tapped information to the Prime Minister and Home Minister.
- Electoral-roll dispute
- Opposition parties are demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision.
- Dhami’s defense of revisions
- Dhami said fake, duplicate, deceased, and relocated voters’ entries are being removed.
- Past reference
- Dhami cited a 2017 objectionable remark by Congress leader Sandeep Dixit about then Army Chief Bipin Rawat; Dixit later apologized.